12 Roguelike games like Torchlight that you should try

If Torchlight worked for you because of procedural generation, melee combat and fantasy world, the same is here. Both also lean on loot and gear systems, and an isometric view. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is punishing difficulty.

It shares the essentials of what Torchlight does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, procedural generation and melee combat. Both also lean on skill tree progression and an isometric view. The distance is in combat and world — its own ground is open world exploration and tactical combat.

It shares the essentials of what Torchlight does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, magic-based combat and historical setting. To that it adds single-player focus and an isometric view. They part company on combat: this one brings tactical combat.

Same family as Torchlight: dark, oppressive atmosphere, procedural generation and melee combat. Both also lean on single-player focus and an isometric view. The distance is in setting and tone — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel and a cyberpunk setting.

What carries over from Torchlight is magic-based combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. To that it adds an isometric view. Its own ground is turn-based strategy and tactical combat.

The thread back to Torchlight runs through dark, oppressive atmosphere, magic-based combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on single-player focus and an isometric view. What it adds of its own: turn-based strategy and tactical combat.

It shares the essentials of what Torchlight does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, procedural generation and magic-based combat. To that it adds fantasy world and single-player focus. They part company on game mode: this one brings multiplayer gameplay.

The genre is the same as Torchlight’s, and with it magic-based combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. Both also lean on an isometric view. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is 2D presentation.

It comes from the same genre as Torchlight and shares magic-based combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. Both also lean on an isometric view. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is punishing difficulty and 2D presentation.

Same family as Torchlight: magic-based combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where the two diverge is setting and game mode: multiplayer gameplay.

The genre is the same as Torchlight’s, and with it magic-based combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. To that it adds an isometric view. They part company on setting and game mode: this one brings multiplayer gameplay.

On paper it is what Torchlight is — magic-based combat, fantasy world and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds an isometric view. They part company on setting and game mode: this one brings tactical combat and multiplayer gameplay.